CIO Strike Hits Phone Workers Nationwide Delay Eases Shutdown
Seventeen thousand CIO installers and maintainers walk out across the nation with delayed picketing in New York and Baltimore. Avery Taylor reports no local effect as Huntsville and Sheffield exchanges remain staffed. The strike follows failed negotiations between CWA District 10 and Western Electric, affecting long distance and dial phone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Taylor
Manger
CIO
Taylor
Huntsville
Sheffield
New York
CIO Communications Workers Union
Baltimore
CWA
District 10
Western Electric’ Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Electric
Hospital Admissions and Names Listed at Decatur General
Mrs. Odell Wilson of 1800 Olive Street and Mrs. S. D. Weaver with infant Hartselie are noted among Decatur General Hospital admissions. Also listed: Mrs. C. M. Keith of 319 Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur General Hospital
Odell. Wilson
Olive St
S. D. Weaver
Hartselie
C. M. Keith
Oak St
Dismissals Listed in City Hospital Notes
Bank Street Hospital discharge records list Mrs. John R. Moore of Decatur and baby Charles Russell Peppers of Decatur. Other names include Mrs. Paul Summers of 210 Fifth Avenue Northwest and Mrs. J O Blizzard of Hartselle along with Mrs. Jack Leeders of 222 Caperton Avenue, Lawrenceburg Tennessee and Little Ronnie Moody of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
John R. Moore
Decatur
Little Ronnie Moody
Paul Summers
5Th Ave
J. O. Blizzard
Hartselle
Jack Leeders
Caperton Ave
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Charles Russell Peppers
Decatur 1
Baugh-Wiley Clinic Birth Notices List
Birth notices list residents including Mrs B G Willingham of Arab two births at Hillis Baby Hillis at 1801 Locust Street Mrs Buford Corum of Hillsboro Louis Alfred at 1610 Tower Street and David Wright of Hartselle one Walter Jones of Cullman five entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
B. G. Willingham
Baby Hillis
Locust St
Buford
Corum
Hillsboro
Louis Alfred
Tower St
David Wright
Hartselle
Walter Jones
Cullman
Walker County Vote Correction Reveals 100 Vote Adjustment
The Walker County Grand Jury reports a clerical 100 vote error in the June 1 attorney general race. Albert L Patterson's tally from Beat 37 Box 1 was listed as 26 for Patterson and 121 for Lee Porter, finalizing Patterson at 126. The Walker Democratic Committee certified the change to the State Democratic Executive Committee, with no evidence of irregularity or intentional mishandling found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker County
Navy
Jasper
Ala
Walker County Grand Jury
Albert L. Patterson
Phenix City
Patterson
Lee
Red
Porter
Walker Democratic Committee
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Walker
Amusements list draws crowd with star studded titles
The page lists showings at AMUSEMENTS ROXY RANCH HATFIELD and other venues. Titles include Princess Paratrooper Broken Arrow Arrow In The Dust Sioux Uprising Courtland and cast members James Stewart Sterling Hayden Faith Domergue Jennifer Jones and Ruby Gentry with showtimes around 1 00 3 20 5 25 7 25 9 45 and later 1 27 3 27 5 25 7 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxy
Broken Arrow
James Stewart
Community Notes Highlight Local Happenings
James Ray recuperates at Decatur General Hospital after illness. Brenda Bowden recovers from mumps at 1007 Grant Street. An all day singing is planned at Enon Baptist Church on the fifth Sunday in August with Posey Quartet and Nichols Family. June Stewart visits relatives at 1115 7th Ave SE. City Council meets Monday at 7 in city hall. VFW Post 4190 holds regular session Monday at the post home on Holly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ray
Eastside
Church of Christ
Decatur General Hospital
J. Mat Chenault
Enon Baptist Church
Posey Quartet
Nichols Family
June Stewart
East Limestone
Woodrow Jones
7Th Ave
VFW
Post
Holly St
Tragedy in Border City Described by Lumberman
Manuel Olivares, a Piedras Negras lumberman, recalled his town’s disaster with tears as hundreds cried for help in the dark. He spoke of collapsing houses, bodies in trees and debris, and the widespread destruction across the region near Laredo and Nuevo Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Walker
U.S. Public Health Service
Manuel Olivares
Piedras Negras
Olivares
Laredo
Associated Press
Dave Cheavens
Nuevo Laredo
USAF Opens Separate Local Recruiting Office in Decatur
USAF recruiting splits from Army enlistments with Decatur station led by M Sgt Bob Ricks. The 3500th Recruiting Wing based at Wright Patterson AFB directs all Air Force recruiting and aims to boost manning for the defense league as air power grows. The Decatur office sits in the courthouse annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Decatur
Bob Ricks
Army
Ricks
USAF
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Arno H. Luehman
Air Force Public Information
United States Air Force
America
Court House Annex
U.S. Steel Hikes Prices by Three Dollars a Ton
Pittsburgh report says U.S. Steel Corp the nation’s leading producer announced a price increase averaging $3 per ton. The move follows a CIO United Steelworkers contract granting 190,000 workers a five cent hourly raise and better pension and insurance benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
US. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
TVA Repays U S Treasury and Plans 1955 Power Proceeds cuts
The Tennessee Valley Authority reports 20 million dollars repaid to the Treasury in the fiscal year ending 1954 and 10 million to retire 1939 bonds. Overall, 111,131,519 dollars has been refunded from power proceeds, with 700 million invested from Treasury funds. TVA also notes 4,676,976 dollars from other ventures and a 1955 budget of 50 million for repayments including the upcoming 10 million mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
TVA
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Israel to complain to U N Security Council over Jordan actions
In Jerusalem fighting flared for a third time in 24 hours as Israel pledged to bring the dispute before the U N Security Council. Prime Minister Moshe Sharett accused Jordan of gross violations and said Israel would attend a U N Armistice Commission meeting despite ongoing cease fire breaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Jordan
U.N. Armistice Commission
Security Council
Moshe Sharett
Fired FHA Official Refuses Questioning on Parties and Trips
Andrew Frost, suspended assistant FHA director for New Mexico, refused to answer senators on girlie parties and fishing trips to Mexico as part of a Senate Banking Committee probe into housing program irregularities. He invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, becoming the second former FHA official to do so after Clyde L. Powell, previously exposed for a police record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FHA
Mexico
Andrew Frost
New Mexico
Frost
Senate Banking Committee
Clyde L. Powell
Knowland vows to resign if China joins UN
Senator Knowland warned that if Communist China is admitted to the United Nations he will resign as Senate majority leader and campaign to end U.S. membership in the organization. He said a likely Indochina victory could push for Red China entry through the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
United Nations
Senate
United States
Indochina
General Assembly
China
Koowland
Phenix City Officials Found Guilty in Primary Violations
Phenix City's assistant police chief and three city employees were found guilty by the Civil Service Commission of political activity in the May 4 Democratic primary. Mayor Elmer Reese voted for conviction along with Alton Rowles and Lamar Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix City
Civil Service Commission
Elmer Reese
Alton Rowles
Lamar Murphy
W. H. Golden
Dewey Ward
Dewey Perkins
W. M. Jowers
Floyd E. Foster
Civil Service Board
Jowers
Homer Cornett
Foster
Tuscumbia Blonde Catfish Derby Queen
Miss Ina Gene Turner, 17, of Tuscumbia Alabama was named national catfish queen at the Savannah Tennessee Derby. Runner-up Mary Nell Guinn 17 Henderson Tennessee and Beanie Horn buckle 19 Nashville placed third amid 65 entrants from five states. The title capped the derby opening day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Tenn
Ina Gene Turner
Tuscumbia
Ala
Mary Nell Guinn
Henderson
Beanie Hornbuckle
Nashville
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
The fer de lance snake described in Central America
The fer de lance is a poisonous Central and South American snake that resembles a rattlesnake but lacks a rattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
South America
Vietminh Sweep Across Vietnamese Villages in New Uprising
The Vietminh advance through thousands of villages as seven million Vietnamese supporters rally to Ho Chi Minh after Dien Bien Phu fell. Across Hanoi and northern Indochina crowds chant approval, signaling belief the French will soon collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ho Chi Minh
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Indochina
Cease-fire Extended as Guatemalans Consider Proposals
A joint statement said the cease-fire had been extended to give both sides time to study various proposals to reach an accord. Neither side disclosed the proposals or the specific point of disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malan
Alabama Official Resigns From State Prison System
A former federal prison official and deputy commissioner Lawrence A. Strubble will resign effective July 15 to join the Indiana State Prison System. Prison Commissioner J M Mc Cullough Jr said the resignation was accepted and Strubble commended Alabama for modernizing its system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
J. M. McCullough Jr
Lawrence A. Strubble
Indiana
Strubble
Patterson Becomes Only Candidate in Alabama AG Special
Patterson, 32, from Phenix City, is the sole officially qualified candidate for the Alabama attorney general special election set for July 27. If no other qualifiers appear, he could win the nomination automatically. a runoff would occur August 24 if needed. Patterson aims to carry out his late father Albert L. Patterson's policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
John Patterson
Phenix City
C. E
Bud) Huey
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Patterson
Phenix
Albert L. Patterson
Huey
Police Depestmens
Fear for President's plan to share nuclear secrets abroad
The Senate committee rejected Holifield's bid to limit the AEC's 25 year private power contracts and criticized a move to allow a private Southern Utility plant near West Memphis Arkansas feeding TVA lines. Eisenhower justified the contract as time for TVA review while the budget office cites 600000 kilowatts needed by 1957 to replace TVA power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
Holifield
Southern Utility Group
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis, Tenn
TVA
Paducah
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Budget Bureau
Birth announced for Jacksons at General Hospital
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson of 619 5th Ave SW at General Hospital on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jackson
5Th Ave
Oo General Hospital
Wedness
Legion Auxiliary Members To Attend State Meeting
Morgan County Unit 15 American Legion Auxiliary members led by 1954 55 president Margaret Thompson Ruby Jones and B R Ross plan to attend the 33rd Alabama Department Auxiliary annual meeting in Birmingham July 4 6 Registration opens 2 p m at the Tutwiler Hotel A memorial service precedes the event at the Episcopal Church of the Advent Monday includes a barbecue at Fair Park Post Commander dinner features guest speaker Hugh Comer and a following dance Past presidents will be honored at a reception
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
American Legion Auxiliary
Margaret Thompson
Ruby Jones
B. R. Ross
Alabama Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Birmingham
Tutwiler
The
Legion
Episcopal Church of the Advent
Fair Park
Hugh Comer
Auxiliary
State Pardon Board Grants 11 Paroles
The State Pardon Parole Board approved 11 parole requests for state prisoners last week and rejected 33 others. The action reflects ongoing reviews by the board and its decision-making on release eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Pardon Parole Board
Markets Review: Grain Livestock Prices Listed
Cotton middling at 33.51 with Decatur loan 33. Cottonseed 50 per ton. Milk Grade A at 5.70 per hundred. Manufactured milk 2.80 per hundred with 4 percent ratio note. No. 2 wheat 1.73. No. 2 yellow corn 1.59. Feed ear corn 1.42. No. 2 oats 66c. No. 2 barley 85c. Cattle steers 11.00-15.00. Commercial cows 8.50-11.50. Calves 15.50-17.50. Hogs 190-230 pounds .
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Atlanta Poultry Market Sees Steady Trade Amid Tight Weights
North Georgia live poultry market reports steady demand with offerings over 23 4 pounds. Buyers reject lighter weights in some cases while supplies are generally cleared for the week. Prices for the 24 hours to 10 am show fryers at 24 25 to 25 1 2 cents per pound fob plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
North
Georgia
Nashville Livestock Prices Steady Overall on Wednesday
Cattle market in Nashville steady with small lots of utility and low commercial steers and yearlings 11.50 to 15.50, canners and cutter mixed yearlings 6.50 to 10.00, old utility cows 9.00 to 12.00, bulls 12.00 to 14.00. Calves 100 head, veal and slaughter calves steady, choice and prime 16.00 to 18.00. Hogs active 300 with butchers 25 to 50 higher, sows 16.00 to 23.00, 190 to 230 lb mostly 24.75 to 23.00. Sheep and lambs 350, spring lambs weak 1.50 to 2.00 lower, 85 lb lot 20.00, others 18.50 to 18.00, good to prime 16.00 to 18.50, cull 8.00 to 13.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Bipartisan foreign policy myth criticized by Sparkman and Ferguson
Sparkman says Republicans want the country to view Democrats as traitors, denying bipartisan foreign policy. Ferguson counters that Republicans have every right to criticize past Democratic mistakes while opposing current policy. He calls Democrats crybabies for resisting criticism and cooperation on foreign affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkman
Ferguson
Senate
GOP
Michigan
Amendment vote on revenue cut sparks party split
The George amendment failed 49 to 46 as four Democrats Byrd Holland Edwin Johnson Robertson opposed it citing revenue loss. Two Republicans Langer Young and Morse supported George. The administration pressed a broad income tax cut claiming a balanced relief plan would cut about 1.4 billion dollars in the first year with no major rate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Byrd
Holland
Fla
Edwin C. Johnson
Cole
Robertson
Langer and Young
Morse
AFL Workers Back On Cedar Point Job
Workers returned to the Dauphin Island Bridge project in Cedar Point Alabama after AFL iron workers withdrew pickets. The halt stemmed from a jurisdictional dispute with the Carpenters Union over pre casting forms. Kansas i s pre casting forms for the span. Several hundred men are employed on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
Ala
Dauphin Island
AFL Iron Workers
S. A. Alsup
Iron Workers
Kansas
Blount Bros,ction Co
Kansas City Bridge Co
AFL Carpenters Union
Tractor Crash Kills 18-Year-Old Thomas Rapill
State police report an 18 year old Detroit Alabama resident Thomas Rapill died last night when a tractor turned over on State Highway 17 ten miles southwest of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rapill
Detroit
Ala
Here
Accidental drownings claim thousands yearly in the United
A report warns that accidental drowning remains a leading cause of death worldwide, killing about six to seven thousand people annually in the United States alone with substantial losses each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Plainview Keeps Nine Grades and appoints new principals
The County Board of Education voted to retain all nine grades at Plainview School for the next year. Malcolm Stephenson was chosen as Eva High School principal, succeeding J. C. Pettey who moves to Morgan County High School. J. B. Warren becomes principal at Morgan County High School as his wife moves to teach at Mol ton Heights. Two coaching changes: George Nancarrow to Danville and Sam Draper to Trinity School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Plainview
Morgan County
Malcolm Stephenson
Eva High School
Danville
Nancarrow
Jackson County
P‘sgah
Sand Mountain
Sam Draper
Ryan High School
Trinity School
Sykes vows no outside interference in murder probe
Acting Attorney General Gallion Sykes says no outside influence will interfere with the murder investigation and the killer will be prosecuted regardless of identity. He speaks as sole representative of the office. A Jefferson County grand jury in Birmingham indicts a Phenix City official and others in a vote fraud probe linked to the June attorney general runoff. Bond set at $1,000 for Arch Ferrell and Lamar Reid. third man unnamed remains at large. The four week inquiry follows the Patterson murder and seeks links to the Birmingham race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sykes
Si Garrett
Galveston
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Arch Ferrell
Phenix City
Jefferson
Lamar Reid
Alabama
Ferrell
Reid
Russell County
Birmingham News
Albert Patterson
Patterson
Alabama farmers expect no rain as heat persists
Rain-starved Alabama farmers face no promise of showers for several days with temperatures near or above 100 across most counties. The forecast calls for continued heat and only slight relief in extreme North Alabama, while cities like Tuscaloosa hit 103 yesterday and similar highs are anticipated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Muscle Shoals
Dothan
Anniston
Evergreen
Montgomery
Mobile
Huntsville
Gadsden
Lost fountain pen and for rent listed with details
Lost black and white fountain pen with name engraved. Reward offered. For rent a five room house on ten acres with lights and a school bus line one mile west of Lacon. Contact Harold Parker Falkville Alabama phone 33 or respond to 2507.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
Harold Parker
Falkville
Ala
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Arrow In
Sterling Hayden
Coleen Gray
Eee Courtland
Ruby Gentry
Jennifer Jones
Chariton
Méston
Eeee
Dalmare
Brenda Bowden
Grant St
U.S. Steel
IVA
U.S
U.N
Jenkins
Carol Woolwine
Nashville, Tenn
Ray Jenkins
Churchill
White House
Winston Churchill
Canada
Sir Winston
Churc
Southeast Asia
Legion Auxiliary
AFL
Gallion
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